Summer Program Stats
No. of Summer Associates (2024): 84 total (72 2Ls; 8 1Ls; 4 SEO Fellows)
No. of 2L Offers (2024): 71 out of 72
Summer Associate Salary:
$225,000 annualized
Summer Program Length:
10 weeks
Summer Program Contact
Trevor Mathews
Senior Manager US, Law Student Recruitment
Main Phone Number: (212) 848-4000
General Recruiting Email: legalcareers@aoshearman.com
Law Student Recruitment-Specific Email: us-lawstudentrecruitment@aoshearman.com
1L Summers: Yes
Assigned to Specific Practice Area: Case by Case. Summer associates in New York and DC will participate in a RotationPlus system, providing two five-week practice group rotations. Each summer associate will be paired with a partner and associate mentor who will help them integrate into the firm and be the primary means of work within the practice group. Summer associates can expect to have regular substantive and social touchpoints with their mentors. Summers in smaller offices are assigned to practice groups that they expressed interest in
Split Summer with Another Firm: Case by Case
Split Summer with Another Office: Case by Case
When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program: After second semester grades
Offices with a Summer Program
- Hong Kong;
- London;
- Tokyo (International);
- Austin, TX;
- Boston, MA;
- Dallas, TX;
- Houston, TX;
- New York, NY;
- Washington, DC;
- Los Angeles, CA;
- Silicon Valley, CA;
- San Francisco, CA (Domestic)
Schools Firm Visits for OCI
- American University Washington College of Law
- Berkeley Law
- Columbia Law School
- Cornell Law School
- Duke University School of Law
- Emory University School of Law
- Fordham University School of Law
- Georgetown Law
- George Washington University Law School
- Harvard Law School
- Howard University School of Law
- Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- NYU Law
- Stanford Law School
- UCLA School of Law
- University of Chicago Law School
- University of Michigan Law School
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
- University of Virginia School of Law
- Vanderbilt Law School
Career Fairs Attended
- Lavender Law Career Fair
- Loyola Patent Law Interview Program
- NEBLSA (Northeastern Black Law Students Association) Interview Program
- The Law Consortium: DC Program
Our Survey Says
The Firm Says
Our summer program for 1L and 2L law students allows summer associates to work on real, cutting-edge work across various substantive areas, alongside a diverse group of partners and associates. Each summer associate will be paired with a senior and associate mentor, who will help integrate summer associates into the firm both substantively and socially. Summer associates will work in practice groups in which they have expressed interest during the interview and onboarding processes. Summers may prefer to work in transactional groups, while others are focused on disputes. Some are undecided and will gain exposure to both types of work. Others may choose to preference a smaller, focused group versus a larger group. The best part is that you decide – and that each summer associate’s path and preferences are unique and individualized.
Some summer associates will have the opportunity to spend time in more than one firm office. For example, during our inaugural 2024 A&O Shearman Summer Program, some U.S. summer associates split with an international office, while others split between two U.S. offices. With more than 40 offices across six continents, there are many split possibilities at A&O Shearman. If you’re interested in splitting your summer, we encourage you to mention this at the outset of the interview process. Office placement decisions are based on the business needs of each office and the degree of summer associate interest, so a separate interview is not necessary.
To learn more about our U.S. summer program, please follow the link to our interactive brochure: Recruiting Brochure (ceros.com)